'Once Upon a Time' star Robert Carlyle breaks down the many sides of Rumpelstiltskin
Which version of the multi-faceted character is the biggest challenge?
When you're on a red carpet, sometimes you only have a minute or two with an actor and you need to get to the root of what you're actually curious about.
For lots of reporters, that's spoilers and hints about upcoming episodes, which is totally fine and I know folks love to hear about that.
But if you give me two minutes with Robert Carlyle (and Begbie is presumably not on-topic), I'm gonna ask about process and in the case of his work on "Once Upon a Time," I want details on the construction of a character who is simultaneously four or five different characters, who each have different accents, intonations and mannerisms.
So if you're interested in what I'm interested in, this two-minute chat from PaleyFest in Los Angeles is mighty interesting.
Check out the interview above, as well as my interviews with Ginnifer Goodwin and series creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis.
A long-time member of the TCA Board and a longer-time blogger of "American Idol," Dan Fienberg writes about TV, except for when he writes about movies or sometimes writes about the Red Sox. But never music. He would sound stupid talking about music.
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March 11, 2013 at 11:35AM EST Reply to CommentCarlyle is one of the few consistent pleasures of the show. It doesn't always do right by him in the writing department, but he always manages to imbue Rumple with humanity and make him interesting.
Joyeful
March 11, 2013 at 4:59PM EST Reply to CommentRobert Carlyle is, hands down, the best thing about this show. He is incredible, and pretty much just owns the screen whenever he's on.
Joyeful PS - this was a great interview; it's really interesting to learn about the process of an actor that fantastic.
March 11, 2013 at 9:18PM ESTJo
March 12, 2013 at 12:04PM EST Reply to CommentThanks. I can't watch videos on my old dial up. Too lazy to write it?
dan Jo - Yes. Calling somebody "too lazy" is the correct approach here. Clearly.
March 12, 2013 at 12:08PM EST-Daniel
Michelle Ouch really? It's a video interview. Sorry you still have dialup, but the whole concept here is to WATCH the video. It would seriously lose something if it were just a simple translation.
March 20, 2013 at 4:40PM ESTJo
March 12, 2013 at 12:12PM EST Reply to CommentThanks. I have an old computer and dial up. You can't watch videos on dial up. Too lazy to write the article?
SuzyQ
March 19, 2013 at 8:19PM EST Reply to CommentThanks for that! Process is always what I'm interested in too, and there's nothing better than to listen to an actor of this caliber talk shop, basically. Hearing what he thinks about what he does is endlessly fascinating.